American English pronunciation
How to pronounce brothers
IPA transcription: [b'ɹʌðɚz]
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Noun
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a male with the same parents as someone else
“my brother still lives with our parents”
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a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
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a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)
“none of his brothers would betray him”
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used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
“Greetings, comrade!”
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(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
“a Benedictine Brother”
Usage examples
- Only two boats survived, the "Victoria" and the "Brothers".
- He cultivated allies among his other brothers and with King Faisal's sons.
- A photo accompanied this article, showing Montag's body being carried away by several brothers.
- The Wright brothers also remained active with other endeavors.
- The brothers parted in Nairobi, where Henry was to stay for a while.
- He has four brothers and three sisters.
- Desko's two younger brothers, Dave and Jeff, were also All-American lacrosse players at Syracuse.
- Jordan has eliminated his brothers with the Penguins in both instances.
- Sooner or later Three brothers, three castles.
- He has two half-brothers and three daughters, Koddi Lee, Jossi Rae and Zoey Lyn.